(MIT Technology Review)2 Global markets are swooning againNew tariffs, weak jobs data, and Trump’s decision to fire a top economic official are not going down well. (Reuters $)3 Big Tech is turning into Big InfrastructureCapital expenditure on AI contributed more to US economic growth in the last two quarters than all consumer spending, which is kind of wild. (MIT Technology Review)7 Russia is escalating its crackdown on online freedomsThere are growing fears that it’s planning to ban WhatsApp and Telegram. (NYT $)8 People are using AI to write obituariesBut what do we lose when we outsource expressing our emotions to a machine? (MIT Technology Review)9 Just seeing a sick person triggers your immune responseThis is a pretty cool finding —and the study was conducted in virtual reality too.